By Chris Stokel-Walker The clock is ticking for e-commerce giant Amazon, as the Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against the online retailer for being too powerful across too many areas. This week, Politico reported that the FTC could launch a lawsuit against Amazon as early as August that could break … Continue reading The case against the FTC’s Amazon antitrust case
The Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad business Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Alongside eight states, the US Department of Justice is suing Google to break up the company’s advertising business. In a complaint filed Tuesday with a federal court in Virginia, the agency accused Google of illegally monopolizing the digital advertising … Continue reading DOJ accuses Google of deleting chat evidence for its antitrust lawsuit
Jon Fingas|@jonfingas Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would … Continue reading The FTC might file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s Activision purchase
Appeals Court Revives Ad-Tech Company’s Antitrust Claims Against Google by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, August 29, 2022 Google must face antitrust claims brought by the Atlanta-based online ad tech company Inform, Inc., a federal appellate court ruled Friday. The ruling reversed a decision issued last year by U.S. District Court Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta, who … Continue reading Appeals Court Revives Ad-Tech Company’s Antitrust Claims Against Google
The Justice Department is believed to want much more significant changes. Constantine von Hoffman on July 11, 2022 Google is offering to spinoff its adtech unit to avert a possible federal antitrust lawsuit. However, the suggested change would only move the division to parent company Alphabet — not sell it off entirely, The Wall Street … Continue reading Google offers adtech unit changes to fend off antitrust lawsuit
Mozilla Endorses Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, June 14, 2022 Browser developer Mozilla on Tuesday endorsed a federal antitrust bill that would prohibit the largest online tech companies from giving their own products and services preferential treatment. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, introduced last year by Senators Amy … Continue reading Mozilla Endorses Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms
Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 13, 2022 Google’s parent company Alphabet will allow rival advertising intermediaries to place advertisements on YouTube as part of a European Union (EU) antitrust investigation. This change, according to Reuters, could help Google settle an EU probe from … Continue reading Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe
Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 1, 2022 The Yandex Group signed an agreement with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) — a federal-level executive governmental organization that controls the execution of the antitrust laws — and a consortium of Russian Internet companies, in connection with an antitrust … Continue reading Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites
Google Hit With UK Antitrust Probe Into Ad-Technology Roles by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 26, 2022 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Thursday another investigation into Google for potential antitrust abuse in connection with its advertising technology. This is the second investigation by the CMA into Google’s advertising practices. The first centered on a … Continue reading Google Hit With UK Antitrust Probe Into Ad-Technology Roles
Justice Department Backs Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, March 29, 2022 The Justice Department is backing an antitrust bill that would prohibit the largest tech companies from favoring their own products or services. “The Department views the rise of dominant platforms as presenting a threat to open markets and competition, … Continue reading Justice Department Backs Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms
